the sun will return later today. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. i had a little frost on my window this morning. let's get to brittney shipp and the "first alert" forecast. good morning. >> good morning. as we head through the afternoon, temperatures will stay in the mitt 40s. at least we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. more sunshine today than yesterday. here's a live look. 28 in coatesville. 30 degrees in mt. pocono. 32 in quakertown. 34 in allentown. 35 in philadelphia. and 28 in millville. heading into the rest of today, expect temperatures throughout your morning hours to stay in the high 30s. take a look at noon. 43 degrees. that's a cold lunch hour for you. by 6:00 p.m., 40 degrees and cold. i am tracking the rain and yes, it will affect your detail. i'll have that in my seven-day forecast in about eight minutes but first we check in with

"first alert" traffic reporter jillian mele. good morning. >> good morning. traveling through i-95 and 141 mlb boulevard keep in mind lane restrictions out there until sock th 10:00 this had morning. the northeast extension looks good. with the long-term normal construction out there but we're not reporting any accidents on 76. vine at 76, westbound as drivers head out to the schuylkill expressway. that's where it gets busy later on, but it's clear. 14 minutes from the blue route to the vine. and from the blue route, 18 minutes. a deadly crash along 422 in north coventry chester county a car hit and killed a construction worker on the job. nbc10's monique braxton is live on the scene with new

information. monique, what can you tell us? >> reporter: tracy, just moments ago, we learned that westbound 422 has been reopened. and a short time ago. i went inside the police chief's headquarters here, into his office and spoke to him about the person killed. here's video of the crash for you. investigators say it happened about 11:00. the chief police tells us 60-year-old broyer was hit by a car. the driver did stop and offer assistance. investigators are reconstructing the accident here at police headquarters. in the next half hour, the chief tells us they hope to release further information on the website. they'll have that information for you within the half hour. right now, monique braxton "nbc10 news." this morning, we have new information about an army

uniform controversy that we told you about this week. an army veteran accused this man of stolen valor while shopping at the oxford valley mall. ryan burke said he noticed something wrong about shawn yetman's movement. we want to be clear, yetman has not been clamped with a crime in the case but we learned about his past. ten years ago, he pretended to be a philadelphia police officer who died in the line of duty. nbc10's jesse gary is looking at how serious an offense to pose as eye a soldier. what you have learned? >> reporter: vai, the fbi prosecutes these types of cases, and they say they've never had more alleged acts. this room in green bay, wisconsin, filled with clothing from impostors. other items such as certificates have obvious errors or

misspellings. investigators from the fbi say they will use these as potential gains and that is a crime. >> the notion that this is somehow a victimless crime is absurd. >> reporter: coming up in 30 minutes, i called the doylestown police department requesting a mug shot of the man who impersonated the deceased cop pip i'm show you pictures from ten years ago. >> happening today, a convicted cop killer on pennsylvania's death row is schedule to be executed. the case involves the bucks county murder of newtown police officer brian gregg in 2005, robert anthony flur pleaded guilty. it happened while he grabbed his gun having a blood test during a dui arrest. also today, the sentencing hearing for oswaldo rivera will

be held in camden. a jury convicted rivera of murdering a 6-year-old in a 2012 break-in. rivera also stabbed dominique's older sister amber who survived. was trying to protect his sister. the search for missing college student shane montgomery. classmates held a candlelight vigil for him. shane disappeared last week after a night out with friends in manayunk. they lit candles to show support for the ongoing search. the reward is now up to $31,000 for choose leading to finding shane. >> a wonderful support system.

a wonderful, wonderful family. a very strong and resilient mother who raised us to be faithful, hopeful, prayerful. and that's what i'm trying to be. yesterday montgomery's family and friends posted fliers with new pictures of shane on it. shane's parents will be live on the "today" show later this morning in the 7:00 hour, pleading for help in finding their son. well, the countdown is on to nasa's next right leap. >> today's mission that launches space travel. plus, a former president's secret letter unveiled. what it says and the asking price for this rare piece of american history. and i'm tracking rain back in your seven-day forecast. and it will affect your weekend. i'll let you know what to expect on this thursday. that's all coming up, right after the break.

it's 4:38, today in lehigh valley experts will be on hand

for an informational meeting on radon. after record levels of it turned up in a home. experts can be there at upper saucon township. a home in center valley recorded the highest rates ever measured in pennsylvania. today, health officials will hold a vaccination clinic following a hepatitis scare at a pizzeria. a worker is now in the hospital with hepatitis a. officials say people may have been exposed with the virus from november 10th to december 1st. if you recently ate at rosa's, you can get a vaccination. and it costs $35 per person. good morning.

a mix of sun and clouds today. changes from yesterday. we're driving out. we didn't see any sunshine yesterday, but we will today, although rain will return in time for your weekend, unfortunately. so we'll help you plan around that. but a closer look at city hall right now. a few clouds and the sun has not quite come up yet. degrees in philadelphia. across the rest of the region, 35 in reading. and cooler than what we saw yesterday. closer look right now, temperatures 30 degrees in the poconos. 27 in denton. blue bell, 32. northeast philadelphia, 35. 33 in trenton. wrightstown 29. 34 at the atlantic city airport. 34 degrees in woodbine if you're waking up with us. millville, a freezing start at 28 degrees. temperatures are 11 degrees cooler in northeast philly. down 11 degrees in mt. holly. we have the wind speed from the northwest. the winds will stay fairly light as we head into the rest of

today. although that will change as we head through the weekend. and so rainy and windy on your saturday and sunday. satellite shows the clouds increasing but again clouds mixed in with those clouds. the average is 49. 46 will be your high for today. as we head into tomorrow, we drop down below that average. heading into the rest of your morning hours, expect temperatures by 9:00 a.m. to be in the high 30s for philadelphia. 36 degrees in allentown. 40 in atlantic city. pushing into the rest of the afternoon. mid-40s in philadelphia. 40 in trenton. 42 in allentown. we are going to see temperatures staying a little below average. cooler than what we saw yesterday. the seven-day forecast shows we're going to see a rain y weekend. and a chance for the eagles game on sunday. we had that accident on 422

which they're reopening but it looks like the majors are good. >> let's check in with jillian mele. >> good morning. especially 422, both directions between oaks and route 202, the drive time is about seven minutes. the blue route, average speed. drive time is 17 to 18 minutes between 95 and 76. this is a live look at the blue route. right near the mid-county toll plaza. you see a problem that we're following on the boulevard at welsh road. lights are flashing and treat it as a four-way stop. 295 always quiet. new jersey looks good and so does is 422. today septa will hold a safety blitz to talk to passengers on the rails. like ignoring railroad signals and cutting across the tracks.

more than 600 use the neshaminy station. what they're saying about janay rice's apology.

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healthy pa is now here to help, with name-brand health insurance for the cost of a few basic groceries. if you're uninsured, call or apply online today. this morning, the connecticut town where the sandy hook school shootings took place now owns the house where the gunman murdered his mother. this had colonial style home is where adam lanza lived with his mother before the killings. the bank that owned that home deeded it to the town. last night, the council voted to accept ownership. officials are trying to figure out how to use the property. some saying it should be turned into a park or a nature reserve. and now to the grand jury decision not to indict a

new york city police officer in the choke hold death of a black man. nbc's tracie potts has more from washington. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: that phrase "black lives mater" is trending on twitter thus morning. after snarled washington in the south and west coast. >> our history sadly requires us to say that black lives matter. >> reporter: video of eric garner saying i can't breathe was not enough to indict. a coroner called it a homicide. >> this is not a new york issue nor a ferguson issue alone. >> this isn't a black issue and it isn't a white issue it isn't a latino issue, it's an american issue.

>> when anybody isn't being treated under the law. >> i'm determined to get justice for my husband. how can we put out trust in the justice system when they fail us like this? >> reporter: daniel pantaleo the officer who was not indicted said in the statement, it is never my intention to harm anyone and i feel very bad about the death of mr. garner. we've also learned that lore lore rest that lynch the nominee will be leading the justice department investigation. there are new developments in the ray rice scandal. the baltimore ravens denied his wife's claim that the team convinced her to apologize in the tv interview back in may. on the "today" show earlier this week, january anyway rice said the ravens suggested she apologize for her involvement in the couple's domestic violence incident. the ravens say that's not true.

the team said it gave rice talking points which he accepted. when asked if he wanted coaching, he said she's good, she knows what to say. michael grant goes by the name philly jesus. he's the one in the white performing a baptism in love park fountain. police arrested him in love park last month and charged him with disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. grant pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. syracuse families are out of their homes in home in bucks county. investigators believe the fire in levittown started a gas explosion. but they're still trying to figure out what caused yesterday's blast. we talked to several residents who said they had heard the explosion and alerted their neighbors. >> a big bang happened.

we ran over here. saw the entire smoke, blasted out. we were knocking on everyone's doors. >> fortunately, no one was hurt. dwindling enrollment forced two schools at jersey school to close next summer. the two are lakewood and stst. st. denis school. the diocese oversees catholic schools in the area. enrollment continues to drop with more parents opting to send their kids to public schools. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. good morning. we're going to see a mix of clouds for today. driving out but rain returns pushing into the weekend so just keep that in mind as you're making your weekend plans. as you head out of the door, 35 degrees. wind speeds 9 miles per hour.

34 in atlantic city. millville below freezing at 28 degrees. temperatures in dover at 35. as you take a look at our satellite radar. we are seeing cloudy skies wind speeds moving in from the northwest. tomorrow on friday, light rain moving into the area. if you're planning on having a late dinner, make sure you bring your umbrella. and another then round moves in saturday around 8:00 p.m. it looks like we'll see a lull and then another chance of rain on sunday. 38 degrees in philadelphia. 40 in atlantic city. 39 in toms river. pushing into the rest of the afternoon, mid-40s. 42 in allentown. 43 degrees in dover. 44 in atlantic city. it's going to be a dry but cold day. and as we head into the rest of your seven-day forecast, it

shows that we are going to see temperatures here dropping down into the low 40s on friday. they drop back down on sunday. and even into the 30s by monday. nine minutes before 5:00 right now. if you're heading out early, let's check your roads for you see what you're going to encounter. >> here's jillian mele. jill. >> good morning, area bridges are looking good to start your day. this is the ben franklin bridge. this is what the bridges look like now. it's good news. checking the speed, 50 miles per hour, 422 near 23, 55 on 202, 55 on the blue route. same thing on 76. this is a live look on roosevelt boulevard on broad street. that is very quiet. keep in mind, we have long-term construction, from spring garden street, the on-ramp remains closed. we still have the construction wrapping up right now but out there in delaware. 95, both directions between exits 5 and 6.

we're following breaking news right now out of montgomery county. this say live picture from a fire scene. a house fire in sanatoga. you can see that was a house. the house is destroyed. this fire we're told started around 2:00 a.m. again, you see fire crews still on that scene. this is sanatoga, montgomery county. no injuries. this morning, nasa will launch its newest space ship orion for its first test flight into space. here's a live look at cape canaveral. the launch is scheduled for a couple hours away. 7:05 to be exact. there's talk of another possible mission to earth's moon. today's flight will be unmanned. the best time to book, when experts say you should get your plane tickets for your holiday trips. and a rare read into the life of abraham lincoln.

what this writing reveals about the former president.

happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will be honored in washington. governing magazine will give nutter a 2014 public official of the year award. the staff at governing says nutter is being honored for his work in creating a cleaner, safer and fiscally sound city. the camden count still police department honored several honors. i had the honor of being the master of ceremonies. each quarter, the department holds a ceremony to recognize people for the positive impact they have on camden. a cash-strapped local city turns to the power of crowdsourcing to raise money. for the go funding campaign, they need to raise $80,000 to get high-definition security

cameras installed in the downtown area. reading's police chief said they simply can't afford the project. >> we have trouble maintaining what we have. so the camera system, we're making improvements to the camera systems, simply something we don't have the city budget. >> the cameras have helped solve murders and arrest drug dealers. reading is a quarter of its way to reaching its goal. there are 27 days to the first of the year, that means you have just under a month to make any donations for tax purposes this year. >> we have warning make sure you're really donating to a charity if you do this. goodwill industry has got an alarming number of clothing donations popping up everywhere. donors think the clothes are going to the needy. but goodwill says that is not only the case.

>> charity remains but it's really a for-profit that is selling goods abroad. and giving the charity a miniscule amount. >> now goodwill said do your homework and give to a charity you know and trust. if you're looking to book a trip for the holidays right now is the time to do it. the 1st of december is the best time to book holiday travel. prices are about 5% cheaper right now. kayak says prices go up around 36% after this week. 24 years and in, yahoo! has come out with the top searched news stories of the year so far. you may have searched for them had yourself. number one was the ebola epidemic followed by the death of robin williams. and the 2013 elections. and the top buzz, als ice buck

challenge, flappy bird and frozen. it will be must-see tv on nbc10. the live version of "peter pan" will fly across your screen. allison williams will star, she's the daughter of brian williams. and captain hook. right here on nbc10. a price of history is now up for sale. check it out. it's a letter written by abraham lincoln. it was unveiled by the robb collection yesterday. it's already up for sale on their website. lincoln wrote the letter when he was a congressman in 1889. the sale price, $40,000. >> such a great interesting lincoln. this is a very rare and unusual letter from an unique moment in time from his career. so i think there will be people

who will be very excited tab. >> lincoln illinois in congress from 1947 to 1849 before going on to become the 16th president. >> he made a couple of famous speeches here one in independence haul in 1861 and the union league during the civil war. you're watching "nbc10 news." "nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m." starts right now. >> announcer: nbc10 news starts now. a deadly car crash on 422 overnight. what you need to know for your morning commute. the man accused of impersonating a soldier has been in trouble before. it's dry now, but we're tracking more rain in your "first alert" forecast. will your weekend be a wash out? good morning, i'm vai sikahema.

>> i'm tracy davidson. let's bring with brittney shipp with the "first alert" forecast. brittney. >> good morning. temperatures are below average for areas like millville we will see a shift from yesterday. mainly gray on and off throughout the day. here's a live look at center city. the skyline, we're seeing clouds right now but we should we more sunshine. 31 in mt. holly. 33 in trenton. 30 degrees in allentown. 36 in philadelphia. 33 in wilmington. and 33 degrees currently in dover. a closer look at what to expect. we are going to see a cold start on this thursday morning. we'll also see weekend rain and even the possibility of a chance of rain as we head into sunday for the eagles game. here's how today will break down. we do expect to see temperatures by 9:00 a.m. in the high 30s. 39 degrees by noon. 42 degrees. and then take a look at this 6:00 hour. 40 degrees and cold. so